Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2021 · French Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.35
Date 2021.12.19
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k5r/pp2b3/4Np1P/2p1p3/P1NpP2r/1P1P4/2PB2R1/6K1 b - - 4 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Ne2 d5
  3. 3.Nbc3 d4
  4. 4.Nb1 c5
  5. 5.d3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nd2 h5
  7. 7.h4 Nf6
  8. 8.g3 e5
  9. 9.Bg2 Be7
  10. 10.a4 Be6
  11. 11.Nc4 Nd7
  12. 12.f4 Bg4
  13. 13.O-O f6
  14. 14.Bf3 Bh3
  15. 15.Rf2 Qc7
  16. 16.f5 O-O-O
  17. 17.Kh2 Bg4
  18. 18.Bxg4 hxg4
  19. 19.Ng1 Rdg8
  20. 20.Qxg4 Kb8
  21. 21.Bd2 Nf8
  22. 22.Qe2 g6
  23. 23.fxg6 Nxg6
  24. 24.Nh3 Qd7
  25. 25.Rg1 Nd8
  26. 26.h5 Nf7
  27. 27.g4 Nf8
  28. 28.b3 Ne6
  29. 29.Qf3 Bd8
  30. 30.Qf5 Qe8
  31. 31.Rg3 Nf4
  32. 32.Nxf4 Nh6
  33. 33.Qe6 Qxe6
  34. 34.Nxe6 Nxg4+
  35. 35.Rxg4 Rxg4
  36. 36.h6 Be7
  37. 37.Rg2 Rh4+
  38. 38.Kg1

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